Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin, have arrested three persons, 23-year-old man, Adamu Aminu, Tamuno Diepriye Samuel (19) and Ovie Raymond (21), for allegedly conniving to kidnap and kill one Joshua Aiseku Unuigboje, a Professor Emeritus, if he failed to pay an equivalent of N7.5 million into a Turkish bank account. Adamu Aminu who hailed from […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari believes the establishment of dairy farms will go a long way in curbing clashes between cattle herders and farmers in the country. He said this when he received the outgoing Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark, Mr Torben Gettermann, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital. According to the President, […]
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, has secured a landslide victory in the Imo Local Government elections as the party won all the 27 Chairmanship seats contested for in the state on Saturday. The APC also won 640 councillors seats out of the available 645. Ethelbert Ebebuchi, Chairman of the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission, ISIEC, […]
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Suleiman Abba, former inspector-general of police, says the police under him forced former President Goodluck Jonathan to concede the 2015 election to President Muhammadu Buhari, noting that the hero of the election should have been the police. Jonathan had congratulated Buhari while the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was still collating results of the election. […]
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The Nigeria police force has invited Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister of aviation, for alleged conspiracy, criminal and inciting publication. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain was given up till Tuesday to appear before one Usman Garba, a police officer. In a letter reportedly seen by PUNCH, the police said the invitation was based purely on […]
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The total loans granted by Nigerian banks to the private sector declined by N600.60bn, from N16 trillion in the first quarter of 2017 to N15.34 trillion, in the second quarter of 2018. A report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Selected Banking Sector Data: Sectorial Breakdown of Credit, ePayment Channels and Staff Strength […]
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Doyin Okupe, a former aide of ex-Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo, says Nigeria will not make progress if former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar succeeds in his presidential ambition. Abubakar, a former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last year. He is one of the presidential aspirants of […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after 10 working days holiday in London. The presidential plane conveying Buhari and few of his aides landed at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at 6.38p.m. On his return, President Buhari said: “We are going to jail more of the thieves, you know, […]
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A minor landslide on Saturday reportedly hit Nanka in the Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Speaking with newsmen, an environmentalist and native of the area, Ikenna Ezenekwe, said the development caused panic, forcing residents to flee the place. He said,”There was panic in Ubaha village of Nanka community when residents fled over […]
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At least 33 children have died in the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Bama, Borno state, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), a non-governmental organisation, has said. In a report released Friday, the organisation said a critical humanitarian situation is unfolding in the camp which has seen an influx of “more than 10,000 IDPs” in August […]
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